Chapter V
MONTAGUE. Man, it's ghastly! [A pause.] How did you manage to get these? JACK. It's a long story.
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MONTAGUE.
Man,
it's
ghastly!
[A
pause.]
How
did
you
manage
to
get
these?
JACK.
It's
a
long
story.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MONTAGUE.
Line 2
Man,
it's
ghastly!
Line 3
[A
pause.]
How
did
you
manage
to
get
these?
Line 4
JACK.
Line 5
It's
a
long
story.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a long story.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “[A pause.] How did you manage to get these?”
All words in this reading · 16
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
get
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From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
ghastly
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From this reading Man, it's ghastly!
How
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From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
it's
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From this reading Man, it's ghastly!
JACK
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From this reading JACK.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a long story.
Man
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From this reading Man, it's ghastly!
manage
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From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
MONTAGUE
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From this reading MONTAGUE.
pause
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From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
story
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From this reading It's a long story.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [A pause.] How did you manage to get these?